Broadband
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Bach is tasked with monitoring and managing revenue growth of Broadband provider, LiveOak Fiber, in his new role. -
Consumer association Which? says the price hikes planned by the likes of BT and Vodafone are “unacceptable” during a cost-of-living crisis.
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Li Zhengmao, former CEO of China Telecom, is the new chairman of the board of the World Broadband Association (WBBA).
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The price of internet access is going down, but 2.7 billion people – roughly one-third of the global population – remain unconnected to the internet.
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that it will auction two lots of 100MHz in the 3.5GHz spectrum band as it looks to accelerate 5G deployment in the country.
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Residents of Aarhus, Denmark’s second biggest city, are about to have their broadband provider switched, after the network ended its contract with Stofa after 44 years.
Forthcoming events
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Capacity Middle East 2024
Capacity Middle East is the largest carrier meeting for the Middle Eastern region, uniting the region’s key ICT players.
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Northern Ireland has the fastest broadband in the UK, with a median download speed of 65.21Mbps, faster than the UK’s average of 61.69Mbps.
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Customers of Veon’s Banglalink are to benefit from faster 4G services after the company has started to use the new spectrum it procured in April 2022.
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Japanese telco NTT says it has increased the capacity of optical devices by 50%, so that fibres can carry data at 1.2Tbps.
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Broadband in the UK is slower than in 34 other countries, mainly in Europe, according to a new study out today.
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has rejected Starlink’s application for US$885 million in federal subsidies that would see it provide satellite internet to rural areas.
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Globe Telecom is looking to grow its roster of property development partners as it steps up its push for built-in broadband.
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Liberty Global has taken a significant step to upgrade its cable networks to deliver 10Gbps into its 85 million customers’ homes.
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Millicom has announced that it has signed a wholesale network access agreement with Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota (ETB).
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State-owned electricity company Kenya Power is to compete with Safaricom and other operators to offer fixed internet services.
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More than a dozen companies in the UK telecoms infrastructure and content industries have formed a new organisation to advise government on digital connectivity.
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The UK’s biggest broadband and mobile operators have made a range of commitments to help customers with the rising cost of living crisis.
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Cox Communications is to spend more than $400 million over the next three years on delivering symmetrical gigabit broadband connectivity to more than 100K households across the US.
